EFSA JournalPub Date : 2025-02-28DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9291
EFSA Panel on Food Enzymes (FEZ), Holger Zorn, José Manuel Barat Baviera, Claudia Bolognesi, Francesco Catania, Gabriele Gadermaier, Ralf Greiner, Baltasar Mayo, Alicja Mortensen, Yrjö Henrik Roos, Marize L. M. Solano, Monika Sramkova, Henk Van Loveren, Laurence Vernis, Laura Sanmartín, Yi Liu
{"title":"Safety evaluation of an extension of use of the food enzyme non-reducing end α-l-arabinofuranosidase from the non-genetically modified Aspergillus tubingensis strain ARF","authors":"EFSA Panel on Food Enzymes (FEZ), Holger Zorn, José Manuel Barat Baviera, Claudia Bolognesi, Francesco Catania, Gabriele Gadermaier, Ralf Greiner, Baltasar Mayo, Alicja Mortensen, Yrjö Henrik Roos, Marize L. M. Solano, Monika Sramkova, Henk Van Loveren, Laurence Vernis, Laura Sanmartín, Yi Liu","doi":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9291","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9291","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The food enzyme non-reducing end α-<span>l</span>-arabinofuranosidase (α-<span>l</span>-arabinofura‑noside non-reducing end α-<span>l</span>-arabinofuranosidase, EC 3.2.1.55) is produced with the non-genetically modified <i>Aspergillus tubingensis</i> strain ARF by DSM Food Specialties B.V. A safety evaluation of this food enzyme was made previously, in which EFSA concluded that this food enzyme did not give rise to safety concerns when used in five food manufacturing processes. Subsequently, the applicant requested to extend its use to include two additional processes. In this assessment, EFSA updated the safety evaluation of this food enzyme when used in a total of seven food manufacturing processes. The dietary exposure was calculated to be up to 0.458 mg total organic solids (TOS)/kg body weight (bw) per day in European populations. When combined with the no observed adverse effect level previously reported (234 mg TOS/kg bw per day, the highest dose tested), the Panel derived a margin of exposure of at least 511. Based on the new data, the revised margin of exposure and the previous evaluation, the Panel concluded that this food enzyme does not give rise to safety concerns under the revised intended conditions of use.</p>","PeriodicalId":11657,"journal":{"name":"EFSA Journal","volume":"23 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9291","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143513530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EFSA JournalPub Date : 2025-02-28DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9226
EFSA Panel on Food Enzymes (FEZ), Holger Zorn, José Manuel Barat Baviera, Claudia Bolognesi, Francesco Catania, Gabriele Gadermaier, Ralf Greiner, Baltasar Mayo, Alicja Mortensen, Yrjö Henrik Roos, Marize L. M. Solano, Monika Sramkova, Henk Van Loveren, Laurence Vernis, Cristina Fernandez-Fraguas, Daniele Cavanna, Ana Criado, Simone Lunardi, Yi Liu
{"title":"Safety evaluation of the food enzyme 6-Phytase from the genetically modified Trichoderma reesei strain AR-766","authors":"EFSA Panel on Food Enzymes (FEZ), Holger Zorn, José Manuel Barat Baviera, Claudia Bolognesi, Francesco Catania, Gabriele Gadermaier, Ralf Greiner, Baltasar Mayo, Alicja Mortensen, Yrjö Henrik Roos, Marize L. M. Solano, Monika Sramkova, Henk Van Loveren, Laurence Vernis, Cristina Fernandez-Fraguas, Daniele Cavanna, Ana Criado, Simone Lunardi, Yi Liu","doi":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9226","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9226","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The food enzyme 6-Phytase (<i>myo</i>-inositol-hexakisphosphate 6-phosphohydrolase; EC 3.1.3.26) is produced with the genetically modified <i>Trichoderma reesei</i> strain AR-766 by AB Enzymes GmbH. The genetic modifications do not give rise to safety concerns. The food enzyme was considered free from viable cells of the production organism and its DNA. The food enzyme is intended to be used in four food manufacturing processes. Since residual amounts of food enzyme–total organic solids (TOS) are removed in the production of distilled alcohol, dietary exposure was calculated only for the remaining three food manufacturing processes. It was estimated to be up to 0.071 mg TOS/kg body weight (bw) per day in European populations. Genotoxicity tests did not indicate a safety concern. The systemic toxicity was assessed by means of a repeated dose 90-day oral toxicity study in rats. The Panel identified a no observed adverse effect level of 947 mg TOS/kg bw per day, the highest dose tested, which, when compared with the estimated dietary exposure, resulted in a margin of exposure of at least 13,338. A search for the homology of the amino acid sequence of the 6-Phytase to known allergens was made and no match was found. The Panel considered that a risk of allergic reactions upon dietary exposure to the food enzyme cannot be excluded, but the likelihood is low. Based on the data provided, the Panel concluded that this food enzyme does not give rise to safety concerns, under the intended conditions of use.</p>","PeriodicalId":11657,"journal":{"name":"EFSA Journal","volume":"23 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9226","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143513538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EFSA JournalPub Date : 2025-02-27DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9258
EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), Roberto Edoardo Villa, Giovanna Azimonti, Eleftherios Bonos, Henrik Christensen, Mojca Durjava, Birgit Dusemund, Ronette Gehring, Boet Glandorf, Maryline Kouba, Marta López-Alonso, Francesca Marcon, Carlo Nebbia, Alena Pechová, Miguel Prieto-Maradona, Ilen Röhe, Katerina Theodoridou, Montserrat Anguita, Nicole Bozzi Cionci, Matteo L. Innocenti, Ruud Woutersen, Jordi Tarrés-Call
{"title":"Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of l-arginine produced with Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80387 for all animal species (CJ Europe GmbH)","authors":"EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), Roberto Edoardo Villa, Giovanna Azimonti, Eleftherios Bonos, Henrik Christensen, Mojca Durjava, Birgit Dusemund, Ronette Gehring, Boet Glandorf, Maryline Kouba, Marta López-Alonso, Francesca Marcon, Carlo Nebbia, Alena Pechová, Miguel Prieto-Maradona, Ilen Röhe, Katerina Theodoridou, Montserrat Anguita, Nicole Bozzi Cionci, Matteo L. Innocenti, Ruud Woutersen, Jordi Tarrés-Call","doi":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9258","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9258","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of <span>l</span>-arginine produced with <i>Corynebacterium glutamicum</i> KCCM 80387 as a nutritional feed additive for all animal species (category: nutritional additive; functional group: amino acids, their salts and analogues; and category: sensory additives; functional group: flavouring compounds). The production strain <i>C. glutamicum</i> KCCM 80387 is a genetically modified strain and raises no safety concerns. The FEEDAP Panel concluded that the additive does not pose any safety concern with regard to the production strain. The use of <span>l</span>-arginine produced by fermentation with <i>C. glutamicum</i> KCCM 80387 in feed as nutritional additive or as flavouring compound is safe for the target species. The FEEDAP Panel has concerns on the use of <span>l</span>-arginine in water for drinking. The use of <span>l</span>-arginine produced by fermentation with <i>C. glutamicum</i> KCCM 80387 in animal nutrition is considered safe for the consumers and for the environment. As regards the safety for the user, <span>l</span>-arginine produced with <i>C. glutamicum</i> KCCM 80387 is not irritant to skin, and not a dermal sensitiser but is irritant to the eyes and respiratory tract. The additive <span>l</span>-arginine produced by fermentation with <i>C. glutamicum</i> KCCM 80387 is regarded as an efficacious source of the essential amino acid <span>l</span>-arginine for non-ruminant nutrition. For the supplemental <span>l</span>-arginine to be as efficacious in ruminants as in non-ruminant species, it requires protection against degradation in the rumen. <span>l</span>-Arginine is also considered efficacious when used as a flavouring compound in animal nutrition.</p>","PeriodicalId":11657,"journal":{"name":"EFSA Journal","volume":"23 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9258","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143497074","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EFSA JournalPub Date : 2025-02-27DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9265
EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), Roberto Edoardo Villa, Giovanna Azimonti, Eleftherios Bonos, Henrik Christensen, Mojca Durjava, Birgit Dusemund, Ronette Gehring, Boet Glandorf, Maryline Kouba, Marta López-Alonso, Francesca Marcon, Carlo Nebbia, Alena Pechová, Miguel Prieto-Maradona, Ilen Röhe, Katerina Theodoridou, Vasileios Bampidis, Ruud Woutersen, Montserrat Anguita, Jaume Galobart, Matteo L. Innocenti, Jordi Ortuño Casanova, Elisa Pettenati, Rosella Brozzi
{"title":"Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of protease and Bacillus velezensis NRRL B-50508, B. velezensis NRRL B-50509 and B. subtilis NRRL B-50510 (Syncra® SWI 201 TPT) for pigs for fattening and other growing porcine species (Danisco (UK) ltd.)","authors":"EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), Roberto Edoardo Villa, Giovanna Azimonti, Eleftherios Bonos, Henrik Christensen, Mojca Durjava, Birgit Dusemund, Ronette Gehring, Boet Glandorf, Maryline Kouba, Marta López-Alonso, Francesca Marcon, Carlo Nebbia, Alena Pechová, Miguel Prieto-Maradona, Ilen Röhe, Katerina Theodoridou, Vasileios Bampidis, Ruud Woutersen, Montserrat Anguita, Jaume Galobart, Matteo L. Innocenti, Jordi Ortuño Casanova, Elisa Pettenati, Rosella Brozzi","doi":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9265","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9265","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of a product consisting of the protease produced with the genetically modified strain <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> CBS 148232, and viable spores of <i>Bacillus velezensis</i> NRRL B-50508, <i>B. velezensis</i> NRRL B-50509 and <i>B. subtilis</i> NRRL B-50510 (Syncra® SWI 201 TPT) as a zootechnical feed additive for pigs for fattening and other growing porcine species. The FEEDAP Panel concludes that the use of the active agents <i>B. velezensis</i> NRRL B-50508, <i>B. velezensis</i> NRRL B-50509 and <i>B. subtilis</i> NRRL B-50510 in animal nutrition is safe for the target species, consumers and the environment. Similarly, the Panel concluded that the use of <i>B. subtilis</i> CBS 148232 as a production strain of the protease present in the final product does not raise safety concerns. No viable cells and no DNA of this strain were detected in the intermediate concentrates used to formulate the final additive. Based on the results obtained in a tolerance trial in weaned piglets, the FEEDAP Panel concluded that Syncra® SWI 201 TPT is safe for pigs for fattening and other growing porcine species at the proposed conditions of use. Syncra® SWI 201 TPT is not irritant to the eyes or the skin but should be considered a skin and respiratory sensitiser and any exposure through skin and respiratory tract is considered a risk. The additive does not raise safety concerns for the environment. Syncra® SWI 201 TPT has the potential to be efficacious when supplemented in the feed of pigs for fattening and other minor porcine species at the same physiological stage at 5000 protease units (U)/kg and 1.5 × 10<sup>8</sup> colony forming units (CFU)/kg complete feed.</p>","PeriodicalId":11657,"journal":{"name":"EFSA Journal","volume":"23 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9265","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143497406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EFSA JournalPub Date : 2025-02-27DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9252
EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), Roberto Edoardo Villa, Giovanna Azimonti, Eleftherios Bonos, Henrik Christensen, Mojca Durjava, Birgit Dusemund, Ronette Gehring, Boet Glandorf, Maryline Kouba, Marta López-Alonso, Francesca Marcon, Carlo Nebbia, Alena Pechová, Miguel Prieto-Maradona, Ilen Röhe, Katerina Theodoridou, Jaume Galobart, Orsolya Holczknecht, Fabiola Pizzo, Anita Radovnikovic, Maria Vittoria Vettori, Angelica Amaduzzi
{"title":"Assessment of the feed additives calcium d-pantothenate and d-panthenol for all animal species for the renewal of their authorisation (DSM Nutritional products Ltd)","authors":"EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), Roberto Edoardo Villa, Giovanna Azimonti, Eleftherios Bonos, Henrik Christensen, Mojca Durjava, Birgit Dusemund, Ronette Gehring, Boet Glandorf, Maryline Kouba, Marta López-Alonso, Francesca Marcon, Carlo Nebbia, Alena Pechová, Miguel Prieto-Maradona, Ilen Röhe, Katerina Theodoridou, Jaume Galobart, Orsolya Holczknecht, Fabiola Pizzo, Anita Radovnikovic, Maria Vittoria Vettori, Angelica Amaduzzi","doi":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9252","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9252","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of calcium <span>d</span>-pantothenate and <span>d</span>-panthenol for the renewal of its authorisation. Calcium <span>d</span>-pantothenate and <span>d</span>-panthenol are currently authorised as nutritional feed additives for all animal species and categories. The FEEDAP Panel concluded that the use of calcium <span>d</span>-pantothenate and <span>d</span>-panthenol as feed additive in animal nutrition under the conditions of use is of no concern for the safety of the target species, the consumer and the environment. Calcium <span>d</span>-pantothenate is not irritant to skin and eyes and is not a dermal sensitiser. <span>d</span>-panthenol is considered to be a skin and eye irritant and a dermal and respiratory sensitiser. There is no need for assessing the efficacy of the additive in the context of this renewal of the authorisation.</p>","PeriodicalId":11657,"journal":{"name":"EFSA Journal","volume":"23 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9252","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143497073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EFSA JournalPub Date : 2025-02-25DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9241
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Vincenzo Cavalieri, Elisa Fasanelli, Giandomenico Furnari, Davide Gibin, Alicia Gutierrez Linares, Pierfederico La Notte, Luca Pasinato, Giuseppe Stancanelli, Alice Delbianco
{"title":"Update of the Xylella spp. host plant database – Systematic literature search up to 30 June 2024","authors":"European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Vincenzo Cavalieri, Elisa Fasanelli, Giandomenico Furnari, Davide Gibin, Alicia Gutierrez Linares, Pierfederico La Notte, Luca Pasinato, Giuseppe Stancanelli, Alice Delbianco","doi":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9241","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9241","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This scientific report provides an update of the <i>Xylella</i> spp. host plant database, aiming to provide information and scientific support to risk assessors, risk managers and researchers dealing with <i>Xylella</i> spp. Upon a mandate of the European Commission, EFSA created and regularly updates a database of host plant species of <i>Xylella</i> spp. The current mandate covers the period 2021–2026. This report is related to the 11th version of the database published in Zenodo in the EFSA Knowledge Junction community, covering literature published from 1 January 2024 up to 30 June 2024, and recent Europhyt outbreak notifications. Informative data have been extracted from 27 selected publications. One new host plant (<i>Quercus orocantabrica</i>) was identified and added to the database. It was naturally infected by <i>X. fastidiosa</i> subsp. <i>fastidiosa</i> in Portugal. No additional data were retrieved for <i>X. taiwanensis</i>, and no additional multilocus sequence tipes (STs) were identified worldwide. New information on the tolerant/resistant response of plant species to <i>X. fastidiosa</i> infection were added to the database. The <i>Xylella</i> spp. host plant species were listed in different categories based on the number and type of detection methods applied for each finding. The overall number of <i>Xylella</i> spp. host plants determined with at least two different detection methods or positive with one method (between sequencing and pure culture isolation (category A), reaches now 452 plant species, 204 genera and 70 families. Such numbers rise to 713 plant species, 312 genera and 89 families if considered regardless of the detection methods applied (category E).</p>","PeriodicalId":11657,"journal":{"name":"EFSA Journal","volume":"23 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9241","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143481592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EFSA JournalPub Date : 2025-02-24DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9277
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Antonio Vicent Civera, Paula Baptista, Anna Berlin, Elisavet Chatzivassiliou, Jaime Cubero, Nik Cunniffe, Eduardo de la Peña, Nicolas Desneux, Francesco Di Serio, Anna Filipiak, Beata Hasiów-Jaroszewska, Hervé Jactel, Blanca Landa, Lara Maistrello, David Makowski, Panagiotis Milonas, Nikos Papadopoulos, Roel Potting, Hanna Susi, Dirk Jan van Der Gaag, Andrea Battisti, Claude Bragard, Christer Sven Magnusson, Hugo Mas, Daniel Rigling, Massimo Faccoli, Alžběta Mikulová, Fabio Stergulc, Olaf Mosbach-Schulz, Franz Streissl, Paolo Gonthier
{"title":"Commodity risk assessment of Taxus baccata plants from the UK","authors":"EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Antonio Vicent Civera, Paula Baptista, Anna Berlin, Elisavet Chatzivassiliou, Jaime Cubero, Nik Cunniffe, Eduardo de la Peña, Nicolas Desneux, Francesco Di Serio, Anna Filipiak, Beata Hasiów-Jaroszewska, Hervé Jactel, Blanca Landa, Lara Maistrello, David Makowski, Panagiotis Milonas, Nikos Papadopoulos, Roel Potting, Hanna Susi, Dirk Jan van Der Gaag, Andrea Battisti, Claude Bragard, Christer Sven Magnusson, Hugo Mas, Daniel Rigling, Massimo Faccoli, Alžběta Mikulová, Fabio Stergulc, Olaf Mosbach-Schulz, Franz Streissl, Paolo Gonthier","doi":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9277","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9277","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as ‘High risk plants, plant products and other objects’. This Scientific Opinion covers plant health risks posed by plants of <i>Taxus baccata</i> imported from the United Kingdom (UK) as: (a) bundles of 2-year-old bare root plants (whips), (b) 2- to 7-year-old bare root plants, either exported as single plants or in bundles, (c) 2-year-old cell grown plants exported in bundles, and (d) 3- to 15-year-old plants in pots. The assessment was performed considering the available scientific information, including the technical information provided by the UK. All pests associated with the commodity were evaluated against specific criteria for their relevance for this opinion. One EU quarantine pest, <i>Phytophthora ramorum</i> (non-EU isolates) fulfilled all relevant criteria and was selected for further evaluation. For the selected pest, the risk mitigation measures implemented in the technical dossier from the UK were evaluated taking into account the possible limiting factors. An expert judgement was given on the likelihood of pest freedom taking into consideration the risk mitigation measures acting on the pest, including uncertainties associated with the assessment. The fact that <i>T. baccata</i> is an evergreen plant on which <i>P. ramorum</i> can cause foliar infection was considered a critical element in the risk assessment. In addition, the age of the plants was considered, reasoning that older trees are more likely to be infected mainly due to longer exposure time and larger size. The degree of pest freedom slightly differs between bare root plants (including whips) and plants in pots (including cell grown plants), with plants in pots being less likely pest free. The Expert Knowledge Elicitation (EKE) indicated with 95% certainty that between 9699 and 10,000 3- to 15-year-old plants in pots and bundles of 2-year-old cell grown plants per 10,000 will be free from <i>P. ramorum</i> (non-EU isolates).</p>","PeriodicalId":11657,"journal":{"name":"EFSA Journal","volume":"23 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9277","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143475765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EFSA JournalPub Date : 2025-02-21DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9273
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Giulia Bellisai, Giovanni Bernasconi, Luis Carrasco Cabrera, Irene Castellan, Monica del Aguila, Lucien Ferreira, Luna Greco, Samira Jarrah, Renata Leuschner, Andrea Mioč, Stefanie Nave, Hermine Reich, Silvia Ruocco, Alessia Pia Scarlato, Andrea Simonati, Marta Szot, Anne Theobald, Manuela Tiramani, Alessia Verani, Elena Zioga
{"title":"Modification of the existing maximum residue levels for oxathiapiprolin in various crops","authors":"European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Giulia Bellisai, Giovanni Bernasconi, Luis Carrasco Cabrera, Irene Castellan, Monica del Aguila, Lucien Ferreira, Luna Greco, Samira Jarrah, Renata Leuschner, Andrea Mioč, Stefanie Nave, Hermine Reich, Silvia Ruocco, Alessia Pia Scarlato, Andrea Simonati, Marta Szot, Anne Theobald, Manuela Tiramani, Alessia Verani, Elena Zioga","doi":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9273","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9273","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the applicant Syngenta Crop Protection AG submitted a request to the competent national authority in France to modify the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for the active substance oxathiapiprolin in Brussels sprouts, kales, watercresses, herbs and edible flowers (excluding basil and edible flowers). The data submitted in support of the request were found to be sufficient to derive MRL proposals for all the crops under assessment. The potential carry-over of residues into honey from the relevant intended uses on mellifluous crops is covered by the existing MRL in honey. Adequate analytical methods for enforcement are available to control the residues of oxathiapiprolin in plant matrices and in honey matrix at the validated limit of quantification (LOQ) of 0.01 mg/kg. Based on the risk assessment results, EFSA concluded that the long-term intake of residues resulting from the intended and authorised uses of oxathiapiprolin according to the reported agricultural practices, and of residues expected in honey, is unlikely to present a risk to consumer health.</p>","PeriodicalId":11657,"journal":{"name":"EFSA Journal","volume":"23 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9273","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143456103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EFSA JournalPub Date : 2025-02-21DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9206
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Fernando Álvarez, Maria Arena, Domenica Auteri, Sofia Batista Leite, Marco Binaglia, Anna Federica Castoldi, Arianna Chiusolo, Angelo Colagiorgi, Mathilde Colas, Federica Crivellente, Chloe De Lentdecker, Isabella De Magistris, Mark Egsmose, Gabriella Fait, Franco Ferilli, Monica Fittipaldi Broussarad, German Giner Santonja, Varvara Gouliarmou, Katrin Halling, Alessio Ippolito, Frederique Istace, Samira Jarrah, Dimitra Kardassi, Aude Kienzler, Anna Lanzoni, Roberto Lava, Renata Leuschner, Alberto Linguadoca, Jochem Louisse, Christopher Lythgo, Oriol Magrans, Iris Mangas, Andrea Mioč, Ileana Miron, Tunde Molnar, Laura Padovani, Vincenzo Padricello, Martina Panzarea, Juan Manuel Parra Morte, Alexandra Piti, Simone Rizzuto, Agnès Rortais, Miguel Santos, Rositsa Serafimova, Rachel Sharp, Csaba Szentes, Andrea Terron, Anne Theobald, Manuela Tiramani, Giorgia Vianello, Laura Villamar-Bouza
{"title":"Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance clomazone","authors":"European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Fernando Álvarez, Maria Arena, Domenica Auteri, Sofia Batista Leite, Marco Binaglia, Anna Federica Castoldi, Arianna Chiusolo, Angelo Colagiorgi, Mathilde Colas, Federica Crivellente, Chloe De Lentdecker, Isabella De Magistris, Mark Egsmose, Gabriella Fait, Franco Ferilli, Monica Fittipaldi Broussarad, German Giner Santonja, Varvara Gouliarmou, Katrin Halling, Alessio Ippolito, Frederique Istace, Samira Jarrah, Dimitra Kardassi, Aude Kienzler, Anna Lanzoni, Roberto Lava, Renata Leuschner, Alberto Linguadoca, Jochem Louisse, Christopher Lythgo, Oriol Magrans, Iris Mangas, Andrea Mioč, Ileana Miron, Tunde Molnar, Laura Padovani, Vincenzo Padricello, Martina Panzarea, Juan Manuel Parra Morte, Alexandra Piti, Simone Rizzuto, Agnès Rortais, Miguel Santos, Rositsa Serafimova, Rachel Sharp, Csaba Szentes, Andrea Terron, Anne Theobald, Manuela Tiramani, Giorgia Vianello, Laura Villamar-Bouza","doi":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9206","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9206","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The conclusions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authorities of the rapporteur Member State, Denmark, and co-rapporteur Member State, Germany, for the pesticide active substance clomazone are reported. The context of the peer review was that required by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012, as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/1659. The conclusions were reached on the basis of the evaluation of the representative uses of clomazone as a herbicide on potato and spring/winter oilseed rape. The reliable end points, appropriate for use in regulatory risk assessment, are presented. Missing information identified as being required by the regulatory framework is listed. Concerns are identified.</p>","PeriodicalId":11657,"journal":{"name":"EFSA Journal","volume":"23 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9206","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143456081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EFSA JournalPub Date : 2025-02-21DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9210
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Fernando Álvarez, Maria Arena, Domenica Auteri, Sofia Batista Leite, Marco Binaglia, Anna Federica Castoldi, Arianna Chiusolo, Angelo Colagiorgi, Mathilde Colas, Federica Crivellente, Chloe De Lentdecker, Isabella De Magistris, Mark Egsmose, Gabriella Fait, Franco Ferilli, Monica Fittipaldi Broussarad, German Giner Santonja, Varvara Gouliarmou, Katrin Halling, Alessio Ippolito, Frederique Istace, Samira Jarrah, Dimitra Kardassi, Aude Kienzler, Anna Lanzoni, Roberto Lava, Renata Leuschner, Alberto Linguadoca, Jochem Louisse, Christopher Lythgo, Oriol Magrans, Iris Mangas, Andrea Mioč, Ileana Miron, Tunde Molnar, Laura Padovani, Vincenzo Padricello, Martina Panzarea, Juan Manuel Parra Morte, Alexandra Piti, Simone Rizzuto, Anamarija Romac, Agnès Rortais, Miguel Santos, Rositsa Serafimova, Rachel Sharp, Csaba Szentes, Andrea Terron, Anne Theobald, Manuela Tiramani, Giorgia Vianello, Laura Villamar-Bouza
{"title":"Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance daminozide","authors":"European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Fernando Álvarez, Maria Arena, Domenica Auteri, Sofia Batista Leite, Marco Binaglia, Anna Federica Castoldi, Arianna Chiusolo, Angelo Colagiorgi, Mathilde Colas, Federica Crivellente, Chloe De Lentdecker, Isabella De Magistris, Mark Egsmose, Gabriella Fait, Franco Ferilli, Monica Fittipaldi Broussarad, German Giner Santonja, Varvara Gouliarmou, Katrin Halling, Alessio Ippolito, Frederique Istace, Samira Jarrah, Dimitra Kardassi, Aude Kienzler, Anna Lanzoni, Roberto Lava, Renata Leuschner, Alberto Linguadoca, Jochem Louisse, Christopher Lythgo, Oriol Magrans, Iris Mangas, Andrea Mioč, Ileana Miron, Tunde Molnar, Laura Padovani, Vincenzo Padricello, Martina Panzarea, Juan Manuel Parra Morte, Alexandra Piti, Simone Rizzuto, Anamarija Romac, Agnès Rortais, Miguel Santos, Rositsa Serafimova, Rachel Sharp, Csaba Szentes, Andrea Terron, Anne Theobald, Manuela Tiramani, Giorgia Vianello, Laura Villamar-Bouza","doi":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9210","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9210","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The conclusions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authorities of the rapporteur Member State Czech Republic and co-rapporteur Member State Hungary for the pesticide active substance daminozide are reported. The context of the peer review was that required by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012, as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/1659. The conclusions were reached on the basis of the evaluation of the representative uses of daminozide as a plant growth regulator in ornamentals (field and greenhouse). The reliable end points, appropriate for use in regulatory risk assessment, are presented. Missing information identified as being required by the regulatory framework is listed. Concerns are identified.</p>","PeriodicalId":11657,"journal":{"name":"EFSA Journal","volume":"23 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9210","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143456082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}